Category Archives: Family

Brazilians put brakes on babies

Posted on October 3, 2011 by

Tweet   September’s issue of National Geographic included a feature on “Brazil’s Girl Power,” detailing how Brazil’s fertility rate has slid from 6.3 children per women in 1960 to 1.9 in 2009 – a lightning-quick change in the world of … Continue reading →

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Family fragmentation in Australia

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Tweet   A new report from Professor Patrick Parkinson at the University of Sydney powerfully catalogs the terrible toll family disintegration is having in Australia. The report, “For Kids’ Sake: Repairing the Social Environment for Australian Children and Young People,” … Continue reading →

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Baby selling in Utah?

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Tweet   The Ruth Institute recently highlighted a story about an attorney in California who admitted she had been involved in a “baby selling ring.” The news described the scheme: Under the conspiracy, women would go to overseas clinics and … Continue reading →

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An Eye of Sauron in every home?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

Tweet   In the black abyss there appeared a single Eye that slowly grew, until it filled nearly all the mirror. So terrible was it that Frodo stood rooted, unable to cry out or withdraw his gaze. The Eye was … Continue reading →

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Give Sundance credit where credit is due

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Tweet   A few weeks ago in another post on this blog, Sutherland analyst Matthew Piccolo brought to light the vulgar content presented during parts of the Sundance Institute’s annual film festival. While I share his concerns about the festival, Sundance … Continue reading →

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When Tiger Woods’ values disintegrated, so did his world

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

Tweet   Tiger Woods recently announced that he and his longtime caddie Steve Williams parted ways. Williams’ departure is simply the latest in the stream of friends, family members and corporate partners who have left in the wake of Woods’ … Continue reading →

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Faith, family, free markets: fertile ground for happiness

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Tweet   America’s founders believed that God endowed us with “certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” and “that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men.” Let’s focus on the third … Continue reading →

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Tribune article stacks up ironies

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Tweet   Last Friday’s edition of The Salt Lake Tribune included a story titled, “Gay BYU filmmaker ready to tell his story,” by Peggy Fletcher Stack (July 8, 2011). The article is about Kendall Wilcox, yet Ms. Stack appropriates Mr. … Continue reading →

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Advocacy research in the ‘gay rights’ arena: a follow-up

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

Tweet   Two months ago, I wrote a post about advocacy research: “scholarly” research driven by a political agenda rather than a scientific agenda, often at the expense of objectivity and methodological rigor. The specific study I cited as an … Continue reading →

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Is it bigotry to support traditional marriage?

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

Tweet   The most prominent theme in same-sex marriage advocacy is that opposition to gay marriage is bigotry. The charge is inherent in the idea that redefining marriage is a civil rights imperative and that those who resist are on … Continue reading →

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Video games, parental rights and double standards

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Tweet   Reactions to the Supreme Court ruling that struck down a California law regulating the sale of violent games to minors strike me as interesting, to say the least. Regardless of where one stands on this particular ruling, it … Continue reading →

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Paved with good intentions: the Utah Supreme Court’s flawed analysis in Jensen v. Cunningham

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Tweet   On April 30, 2003, 12-year-old Parker Jensen was taken to a doctor to have a small growth under his tongue removed. A long nightmare for the Parker family had begun, culminating in a recent legal decision by the … Continue reading →

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Is marriage doomed with the young?

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

Tweet   The Deseret News recently ran a story on a new poll that suggests young people support same-sex marriage in high numbers. Shortly before this story came out, Gallup reported on a poll in which Americans were asked what … Continue reading →

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Teaching children in schools: a sacred trust that demands scrutiny

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Tweet   As I recently gave a presentation to a class of fifth-graders, I was reminded of the sacred trust we place in schoolteachers. When parents send their children off to school, perhaps sometimes reluctantly, they leave their little ones … Continue reading →

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Suburbs Emptied of Children?

Posted on June 7, 2011 by

Tweet USA Today ran an interesting article (http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/2011-06-03-fewer-children-census-suburbs_n.htm) pointing out one of the findings from the new Census data being released: “Children, the mainstay of suburbia and residential neighborhoods across the nation for more than a half-century, are fewer and … Continue reading →

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